This article was written by Dr. Monika Patel:

" I stayed in a relationship with a perpetually unsupportive person for far too long. I let the fear of “failure” and hurting someone hold me back from m...

Being pregnant can bring up a complex range of emotions.

You may feel overwhelmed.

Underprepared.

Thrown-off.

Scared.

Excited.

Nervous.

Curious.

Exhausted.

Anxious.

Supported.

Alone.

Leery...

I don’t think anyone enters into a relationship anticipating its end. And no one wears the divorced label proudly, like a girl scout with a new badge. We remember our friends growing up who had div...

Pregnancy is such a hopeful, optimistic time. You feel a surge of excitement. There's hope that your personal future will be better... and hope about a collective future.

It can also be a time of a l...

If someone has said something inappropriate or uncomfortable to you while pregnant... you are not alone.

This is a troupe that so many movies and shows point out. But, it’s real. Sometimes, at the mo...

One of the (many!) factors, of “being ready” to have a kid is financials. That’s not to say that good parents are wealthy parents, by any means. Or that debt should hold you back from any emotional, p...

I started Train4Birth to support women emotionally, physically, and financially.

The prenatal course + coaching is a third of the cost of traditional women’s health physical therapy. It was really im...

 I grew up in Memphis, Tennessee, a city famous for its place in black history.

The Lorrain Motel where Dr. Martin Luther King was fatally shot stands somber in downtown Memphis. It's now home to The...